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i'm anxious to meet with mcconnell and boehner and anyone from the white house any time. we need to work our way through this. >> house speaker john boehner said earlier he's not open to democratic requests for a four-week stop-gap spending bill. >> if there had been a conversation about this ten days ago or two days ago, you know, we might have had something to talk about. but the fact is, is that we were forced to move on our own. i know what the house is going to do today. that is, we're going to cut $4 billion and keep the government open until march 18th. i can't predict what the senate will or won't do. >> would they send one that's a month long -- >> if ands and buts, were candy and nuts, every day would be christmas. >> house republicans attached to the longer-term bill, including a ban on funds for president obama's health care overhaul and for planned parenthood. >>> three weeks after igniting a heated dispute with unions over his proposal to end collective bargaining, wisconsin governor, scott walker, has unveiled a budget containing decuts of roughly $1.5 bill
i'm anxious to meet with mcconnell and boehner and anyone from the white house any time. we need to work our way through this. >> house speaker john boehner said earlier he's not open to democratic requests for a four-week stop-gap spending bill. >> if there had been a conversation about this ten days ago or two days ago, you know, we might have had something to talk about. but the fact is, is that we were forced to move on our own. i know what the house is going to do today. that...
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john boehner is dealing tw two tensions. he's trying to explain to his conference they have to increase leverage. they don't want to see a middle class tax hike as a result of them standing firm on all the brackets and then us going over the cliff and them being blamed. a political fight that would bruise them through 2013 and into '14, the year they want to pick up a majority in the senate and consolidate their majority in the house and look to the white house in 2016. so he's trying to convince them of the longer view while dealing with the fact many of them are extremely frustrated. they don't believe obama has a mandate, and they want to -- you know, they're spoiling for a fight. he's trying to work through thanksgiving. we're going to see any meat on this bone until after thanksgiving. everyone will take a time to sort of lick their wounds, and then he's hoping the leadership is hoping they can convince the conference to get this off of the table so there's no longer government on the brink and an emergency all the time
john boehner is dealing tw two tensions. he's trying to explain to his conference they have to increase leverage. they don't want to see a middle class tax hike as a result of them standing firm on all the brackets and then us going over the cliff and them being blamed. a political fight that would bruise them through 2013 and into '14, the year they want to pick up a majority in the senate and consolidate their majority in the house and look to the white house in 2016. so he's trying to...
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boehner could not bring himself to speak norquist's name in his reply. >> our focus here is on jobs. we're doing everything we can to get the -- to get our economy moving again and get people back to work. it's not often i'm asked about some random person in america on what i think. >> is he a random person, though? is grover norquist a random person? >> our focus is on creating jobs, not talking about somebody's personalty. >> but when -- is that a positive -- >> what he stands for? >> no tax hikes under any circumstance, is that positive for your conference? >> listen, our conference is opposed to tax hikes because we believe tax hikes will hurt our economy and put americans out of work. >> way to go, luke russert. boehner obviously had nothing good he could bring himself to say about grover norquist but he still is afraid to tell the truth about grover norquist. he's still afraid to admit grover norquist has a terrible destructive influence on republicans, on our government and on our country. but this week, a group of brave republicans -- remember, the threshold for bravery in th
boehner could not bring himself to speak norquist's name in his reply. >> our focus here is on jobs. we're doing everything we can to get the -- to get our economy moving again and get people back to work. it's not often i'm asked about some random person in america on what i think. >> is he a random person, though? is grover norquist a random person? >> our focus is on creating jobs, not talking about somebody's personalty. >> but when -- is that a positive -- >>...
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house speaker john boehner delivered the first floor, promising the house will undo the january 20th rule. >> if the president does not reverse the department's attack on religious free done, then the congress acting on behalf of the america peep and the constitution that we're sworn to uphold and defend, must. this attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country plus not stand, and will not stand. >> by midday the fight had moved to the senate side with republicans throwing punches and democrats responding. >> this is not a women's rights issue. this is a religious liberty issue. >> women in this country are tired of being treated like a political football by republicans in congress. >> this has nothing to do with contraception. it's whether the federal government should they have to pay for something they teach their members shouldn't be doing. >> we have news for republicans. this is about contraception. the tax on women's rights never come without being disguyed as something else. >> some democrats are breaking ranks white house press secretary jay carney spe
house speaker john boehner delivered the first floor, promising the house will undo the january 20th rule. >> if the president does not reverse the department's attack on religious free done, then the congress acting on behalf of the america peep and the constitution that we're sworn to uphold and defend, must. this attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country plus not stand, and will not stand. >> by midday the fight had moved to the senate side with...
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so i think boehner probably is willing to make a deal. i don't know how far he would reach. >> you also -- boehner and the president had a deal allegedly for $800 billion in new revenue. the question when you're talking about boehner, and ann is right, can he bring along eric cantor and the tea partiers. that's always an open question. >> i was clear when i did that book "showdown" that you were so generous to -- >> it's an excellent book. >> that jared is right. that there was a deal, and that, indeed, if john boehner was left to his own devices and own set of golf clubs, he would have said, yes. but the moderates in his own party came to him and said, you can't sign this because eric cantor is ready to lead the tea party in rebellion with you. the real question isn't just are there the parameters for a deal. is there a deal that john boehner can make -- >> and sell to his caucus. >> and remain speaker. you have to look at some of the republicans in the senate who signed up with the gang of six plan and whether they can now act like the
so i think boehner probably is willing to make a deal. i don't know how far he would reach. >> you also -- boehner and the president had a deal allegedly for $800 billion in new revenue. the question when you're talking about boehner, and ann is right, can he bring along eric cantor and the tea partiers. that's always an open question. >> i was clear when i did that book "showdown" that you were so generous to -- >> it's an excellent book. >> that jared is...
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next, i love the '90s and why boehner and the boys should, too. stay with us. >> several states want to secede from the united states. >> leave the union. >> because 69 results of the election. it's so strange because i had many of those states on a list of states i would like to secede from the united states. i had proposed a bill to the congress. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean. with tide pods. a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans. brightens. and fights stains just one removes more stains than the 6 next leading pacs combined pop in. stand out. without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one from stouffer's. constipated? yeah. mm. some laxatives like dulcolax can cause cramps. but phillips' caplets don't. they have magnesium. for effective relief of occasional constipation. thanks. [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> the challenge facing
next, i love the '90s and why boehner and the boys should, too. stay with us. >> several states want to secede from the united states. >> leave the union. >> because 69 results of the election. it's so strange because i had many of those states on a list of states i would like to secede from the united states. i had proposed a bill to the congress. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] pop in a whole new kind of clean. with tide pods. a powerful three-in-one detergent that cleans....
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speaker boehner ent went on to say he and mitch mcconnell stressed to the president on the day of his deficit speech they would not get behind any plan that raised taxes. he also threatened republicans may not voted to raise the debt limit. in an interview with politico he said in part if the president does not get serious about the need to address our fiscal nightmare, yeah, there's a chance the debt limit vote could not happen but that is not my goal. however, the obama administration continues to stress the, quote, catastrophic dangs of not raising the debt limit. >> i would say simply that those members of congress who have suggested that are dead wrong. there are severe potential consequences to not raising the debt ceiling. it's an assessment shared by economists, independent economists across the board, both here in america and around the world. it would be terrible folly to play games with this. >> secretary tim get near spoke to congress earlier this month telling them the first deadline is scheduled for mid-may. without a deal, a default can come as early as july. >>> while
speaker boehner ent went on to say he and mitch mcconnell stressed to the president on the day of his deficit speech they would not get behind any plan that raised taxes. he also threatened republicans may not voted to raise the debt limit. in an interview with politico he said in part if the president does not get serious about the need to address our fiscal nightmare, yeah, there's a chance the debt limit vote could not happen but that is not my goal. however, the obama administration...
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. >>> boehner's blunder. let's play "hardball." a. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, so about be it. that was speak john boehner's reaction yesterday when asked about hundreds of thousands of job losses that would result from proposed republican budget cuts. so be it. boehner admitted he didn't know how many jobs would be lost, so the liberal central for american progress did the arithmetic. 1 million lost jobs. why wouldn't he care? is it bulk he doesn't think that federal jobs are real jobs or the unemployment might help the republicans next year? they're singing out loud, so be it. what a great line to remember. >>> plus you know republican leaders won't let go of the birther lie, now with some in mississippi pushing -- even an established figure lie haley barbour is refusing to say that's wrong. is this what passes for leadership in the party of abe lincoln these days? >>> they're asking that question about clarence thomas, and his vice president will join us later to make the case against
. >>> boehner's blunder. let's play "hardball." a. >>> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. leading off tonight, so about be it. that was speak john boehner's reaction yesterday when asked about hundreds of thousands of job losses that would result from proposed republican budget cuts. so be it. boehner admitted he didn't know how many jobs would be lost, so the liberal central for american progress did the arithmetic. 1 million lost jobs. why wouldn't he...
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here's speaker boehner saying jobs may be lost. let's listen. >> over the last two years, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs. and if some of those jobs are lost in this, so be it. we're broke. it's time for us to get serious about how we're spending the nation's money. >> well, so about it i think will go down with one of those cracks that suggests a callousness about unemployment. what covers him on this, howard? >> it's a little bit like bring it on. remember that? >> yeah, with bush. >> it was not smart politics at all. >> it was wise-ass, and at a time when people are suffering all over the country, including people who work for the federal government. what boehner is doing is playing to the prejudices in the base of his own party -- >> so you're calling out to get -- you're the person on the other line is a joke. you just call him a joke to start the conversation. >> but there's something else here, chris. the republicans who lost some of the governorships last time around in places like california, illi
here's speaker boehner saying jobs may be lost. let's listen. >> over the last two years, the federal government has added 200,000 new federal jobs. and if some of those jobs are lost in this, so be it. we're broke. it's time for us to get serious about how we're spending the nation's money. >> well, so about it i think will go down with one of those cracks that suggests a callousness about unemployment. what covers him on this, howard? >> it's a little bit like bring it on....
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. >> that i guess the fault lands on boehner's doorstep. how much is he wounded critically? >> to defend boehner, he had a caucus, republican caucus filled with tea party freshman conservatives who just would not bend to his will and i don't think they would bend to anybody's will. they came to washington thinking they had a mandate to do nothing but cut spending no matter what it did. shut down the government, they don't care. they thought that was their mandate from voters. to a certain extent they're right. they're constituencies supported that type of intransigence. when you have sophomore members that adamant about fighting on what they call their principles you're going to run into these situations. i don't think there's anybody in congress or anywhere else -- >> very positive view. remember it was mcconnell and boehner's decision to demonize this president and everything he stood for, including the republican plan for health care reform, which actually is obama's health care reform you know the reason they're all in pretzel these presidential candidates is because the
. >> that i guess the fault lands on boehner's doorstep. how much is he wounded critically? >> to defend boehner, he had a caucus, republican caucus filled with tea party freshman conservatives who just would not bend to his will and i don't think they would bend to anybody's will. they came to washington thinking they had a mandate to do nothing but cut spending no matter what it did. shut down the government, they don't care. they thought that was their mandate from voters. to a...
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i was there, i saw this man present a big and very important budget deal to john boehner, a $4 trillion deficit reduction and boehner said yes, and then at the last minute after he checked with his tea party he walked away. i served with barack obama in the senate. he has friends across the aisle, he reaches across the aisle, but when you have a majority leader named mitch mcconnell who said his highest priority is seeing this man become a one-term president, i don't know what they expect barack obama to do. he cannot wave a magic wand if that's the attitude. and the other thing is, mitt romney doesn't tell people which i'm going to tell them with your permission, that -- >> please go ahead. >> thank you. there were more private sector jobs created under barack obama in the last three months new private sector jobs than george w. bush over eight years. we were bleeding 800,000 jobs a month when our president took the oath. the deficits were soaring and he had two wars on the credit card, osama bin laden was running loose, detroit was about to go under. mitt romney said let detroit go ba
i was there, i saw this man present a big and very important budget deal to john boehner, a $4 trillion deficit reduction and boehner said yes, and then at the last minute after he checked with his tea party he walked away. i served with barack obama in the senate. he has friends across the aisle, he reaches across the aisle, but when you have a majority leader named mitch mcconnell who said his highest priority is seeing this man become a one-term president, i don't know what they expect...
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a lot going on today including house speaker john boehner again accusing president obama for devaluing his office with tactics. they cl nerdr whet e gstoth tisen t psintel ke isgrat tbe heh evi t gne bit later in the show. first, let's get to the news. live at 5:30 a.m. here at "30 rock" in new york city. former president, bill clinton is back out on the campaign trail and really emerging as one of the president obama's strongest advocates heading into the general election. appearing at a fundraiser with the president last night, clinton slammed mitt romney's economic outlook as a throw back to the failed policies of the past. without mentioning romney by name, clinton railed against a republican opponent who, quote, basically wants to do what they did before on steroids which will get you the same consequencesou got before on steroids. thjotparcewashe fitftheuraerth ede omandrede inn lleainoghe ttg adethtt onhe8at donors while the former president helps fine tune the party message. it's a relationship put on display last week when clinton was featured in a campaign web video taughting
a lot going on today including house speaker john boehner again accusing president obama for devaluing his office with tactics. they cl nerdr whet e gstoth tisen t psintel ke isgrat tbe heh evi t gne bit later in the show. first, let's get to the news. live at 5:30 a.m. here at "30 rock" in new york city. former president, bill clinton is back out on the campaign trail and really emerging as one of the president obama's strongest advocates heading into the general election. appearing...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in a little bubble next to the man's name on a piece of paper is technically how we endorse a person in america. mr. mcconnell does not see it that way. on the political wire the romney's campaign would have could have should have transition website today. surely, this was not supposed to go live until mr. romney actually won the election. the campaign did not wait. they presumably accidentally put it up, a transition website for president-elect romney, how to apply for a job with the new romney administration. looks like because they screen shot it before they finally
john boehner and mitch mcconnell were still asleep and no woke them up. since then, they have made statements about what they see happening in this next year, indicating that maybe they also slept through the part of the night when the results of the election came in. mr. mcconnell put out a statement what's clear about this election is that the voters have not endorsed president obama's first term. the fact that the president won the election is not an endorsement of the president? filling in...
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i want to say, tamron, that it was house speaker john boehner's birthday. president obama gave him a bottle of wine. >> kristen, you spoimed it. we were going to show that later. rats. really, kristen welker? >> caller: so, sorry. >> i have something else to ask you about. i'm just giving you grief. the civic meeting is taking place, the reverend al, the national action network, and he's meeting with civic leaders. is he prepares some on the letter r left for concessions or things they may not like that comes out of these negotiations? >> reporter: well, i think it's both. i think it's that he's trying to prepare some on the left for concessions. he's trying to build up really his strength to be able to put pressure on republicans to come to the table with him over taxes. president obama meeting with with union leaders early this week, also business leaders, so he's really trying to form a broad consensus, i think, to put pressure on republicans and democrats to get something done, to actually get something accomplished before that january 1st deadline. tam
i want to say, tamron, that it was house speaker john boehner's birthday. president obama gave him a bottle of wine. >> kristen, you spoimed it. we were going to show that later. rats. really, kristen welker? >> caller: so, sorry. >> i have something else to ask you about. i'm just giving you grief. the civic meeting is taking place, the reverend al, the national action network, and he's meeting with civic leaders. is he prepares some on the letter r left for concessions or...
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i don't show it quite as clearly as john boehner but i'm an emotional person. there is, i don't know, a societal norm that if you're running for office you can't be emotional and perhaps i bow to that too often. ♪ i yam what i yam and that's all what i yam ♪ >> but as mitt romney gives little detail about what he is and isn't, team obama is wasting no time telling the country exactly what they think he is. >> i can't speak to governor romney's motivations. what i can say is that he has signed up for positions, extreme positions, that are very consistent with the positions that a number of house republicans have taken, and whether he actually believes in those or not, i have no doubt that he would carry forward some of the things that he's talked about. >> right now, the race is deadlocked. a new "washington post"/abc poll shows among registered voters, governor romney and president obama are within the margin of error in a statistical tie. if romney wants to move the needle this week, he may have to give up the popeye defense and find the answer to a more p
i don't show it quite as clearly as john boehner but i'm an emotional person. there is, i don't know, a societal norm that if you're running for office you can't be emotional and perhaps i bow to that too often. ♪ i yam what i yam and that's all what i yam ♪ >> but as mitt romney gives little detail about what he is and isn't, team obama is wasting no time telling the country exactly what they think he is. >> i can't speak to governor romney's motivations. what i can say is that...
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john boehner. and eric cantor, also in favor. you want to know why? boehner's district is just outside of the main ge plant where the alternate engine is built. full disclosure, ge is one of our parent companies. but apparently that isn't stopping me, so here you go. eric cantor's district also includes a rolls royce plant. that's another company that works on this engine. it was lost today. 233 to 198. that's 110 rep
john boehner. and eric cantor, also in favor. you want to know why? boehner's district is just outside of the main ge plant where the alternate engine is built. full disclosure, ge is one of our parent companies. but apparently that isn't stopping me, so here you go. eric cantor's district also includes a rolls royce plant. that's another company that works on this engine. it was lost today. 233 to 198. that's 110 rep
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boehner. plus, a tragic story that needs to be heard. two children die in a fire after budget cuts force a fire house in philadelphia to be shut down. see? sometimes these cuts have terrible real-life effects. we're going to tell you about that. and armed on campus. less than two months after six people were killed in tucson, the state of arizona of all states follows texas in a push to allow guns on campus. my commentary on why that might be the worst idea of all time. le to a fixed rate as low as 4.75% at lendingtree.com, where customers save an average of $293 a month. call lending tree at... today. the most best technology for every person regardless of income till the last day. >> who makes that decision? >> i think part of it has to be the family, even the patient himself or herself. >> he wasn't talking about the patient or the family before. he was talking about the government making those decisions. that's exactly what the republicans criticized before. but remember, the republicans are the ones that killed end of life counselin
boehner. plus, a tragic story that needs to be heard. two children die in a fire after budget cuts force a fire house in philadelphia to be shut down. see? sometimes these cuts have terrible real-life effects. we're going to tell you about that. and armed on campus. less than two months after six people were killed in tucson, the state of arizona of all states follows texas in a push to allow guns on campus. my commentary on why that might be the worst idea of all time. le to a fixed rate as...
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boehner never heard of libya. what's behind the latest nonsense. remember, everything republicans say these days is aimed at the ears of conservative iowa caucus voters next year. and let me finish tonight with how the unions' defeat in wisconsin could lead to the comeback of the u.s. labor movement. we start with the earthquake in japan. we're joined by an nbc news producer based in tokyo. i've been watching your average and all i can tell you, i do see a lot of disaster movies. this looked real and very scary. what was it like? >> talk about scary. this happened 188 miles north of tokyo, but when the tremor struck here, we felt it all the way down here in tokyo. it was so bad that i couldn't stand. you had to sort of crouch a little bit to, you know, not fall down. >> i remember being through a very mild earthquake in northern california and if you're in a car you don't even feel it but i'm looking at that car rocking and rolling there. even in a car with shocks and tires, you can see the action. you were watching -- tell me what you were doing,
boehner never heard of libya. what's behind the latest nonsense. remember, everything republicans say these days is aimed at the ears of conservative iowa caucus voters next year. and let me finish tonight with how the unions' defeat in wisconsin could lead to the comeback of the u.s. labor movement. we start with the earthquake in japan. we're joined by an nbc news producer based in tokyo. i've been watching your average and all i can tell you, i do see a lot of disaster movies. this looked...
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. >>> a democratic website is calling out john boehner and his gop colleagues for overseas travel. the site says they should be working on a payroll tax cut deal. where in the world is john boehner.com shows pictures of boehner playing golf and eric cantor in a beret. they say it is house democrats who are disconnected from reality on the issue. >>> and chris christie has gone after the president hard on the campaign trail. but the associated press reports that in an interview with oprah, he was very complimentary. quote, i think he's very charismatic and i think he's genuine. i think what he says he believes, he believes. that's a very dangerous politician. >>> and thanks to an analysis from the washington post, through facebook, we have an idea of what people who support the gop candidates like. okay, so when it comes to books, mitt romney supporters like democracy denied. gingrich friends like a book about ronald reagan. but this is really interesting. jon huntsman supporters are reading ron paul's book. in music, rick perry fans like mc spirit. and rick santorum's people are li
. >>> a democratic website is calling out john boehner and his gop colleagues for overseas travel. the site says they should be working on a payroll tax cut deal. where in the world is john boehner.com shows pictures of boehner playing golf and eric cantor in a beret. they say it is house democrats who are disconnected from reality on the issue. >>> and chris christie has gone after the president hard on the campaign trail. but the associated press reports that in an interview...
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john boehner liked it so much that he is ready to do it all over again. >>> plus, george w. bush finally comes out to support romney. but wait until you hear how he did it. >>> president obama swings by the view for a little pop culture quiz. >> what is the controversial sex book that is on millions of women's bedside tables. >> he doesn't know. >> i don't know that. >> good. >> okay, next. >> i'll ask michelle when i get home. >> you're watching politician nation on msnbc. [ female announcer ] want to spend less and retire with more? then don't get nickle and dimed by high cost investments and annoying account fees. at e-trade, our free easy-to-use online tools and experienced retirement specialists can help you build a personalized plan. and with our no annual fee iras and a wide range of low cost investments, you can execute the plan you want at a low cost. so meet with us, or go to etrade.com for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. ♪ for a great retirement plan with low cost investments. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we
john boehner liked it so much that he is ready to do it all over again. >>> plus, george w. bush finally comes out to support romney. but wait until you hear how he did it. >>> president obama swings by the view for a little pop culture quiz. >> what is the controversial sex book that is on millions of women's bedside tables. >> he doesn't know. >> i don't know that. >> good. >> okay, next. >> i'll ask michelle when i get home. >>...
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boehner used to lobby for the medical device industry. he's now boehner's policy chief. it's called reverse revolving door. yesterday the house voted to repeal the medical device tax that helps pay for the health care law. it won't get through the senate, thankfully. speaker boehner has no problem with the influence of lobbyists. back when he was the fourth ranking republican, he admitted handing out tobacco lobby checks to house members while they were debating tobacco subsidies. >> one asked me to give out half a dozen checks before we got to the end of month. i complied. i did it on the house floor that i should not have done. it's not a violation of the house rules. >>on a totally unrelated note, the triple crown is proving highly elusive from the other. i'll have another has withdrawn after a tendon injury. the racehorse won the kentucky derby and the preakness. >>> tonight, i asked you whose job remarks was worse? 94% say mitt romney 6% say president obama. >>> coming up, chris rock speaks out everything from mitt romn romney's religion. [ male announcer ] the insp
boehner used to lobby for the medical device industry. he's now boehner's policy chief. it's called reverse revolving door. yesterday the house voted to repeal the medical device tax that helps pay for the health care law. it won't get through the senate, thankfully. speaker boehner has no problem with the influence of lobbyists. back when he was the fourth ranking republican, he admitted handing out tobacco lobby checks to house members while they were debating tobacco subsidies. >> one...
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>> this the challenge that boehner faces. that's why it's so interesting to hear him change his tone. i do think there was -- if you look at the election, you can see from the poll returns that the president has got some momentum. that at least the people agree with what he wants to do in terms of tax reform. he will likely, i'm sure, not only reach out across the aisle but reach out to americans. that's something he's always done, going across the country and jimmying up support for what he sees should happen in terms of these big ticket deals. i think both of these men, boehner, all these men, reid, who are in control are looking at their legacies. they want to get something done. they look at these polls which show that the american people do not hold congress in high regard. they would like to reverse that. they want to have something on their records that speaks to big things. this is a big country. we do big things. we are big ideas centered, and i think that's what they're going to have in mind when they go and look at
>> this the challenge that boehner faces. that's why it's so interesting to hear him change his tone. i do think there was -- if you look at the election, you can see from the poll returns that the president has got some momentum. that at least the people agree with what he wants to do in terms of tax reform. he will likely, i'm sure, not only reach out across the aisle but reach out to americans. that's something he's always done, going across the country and jimmying up support for what...
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john boehner not taking it up, as dick durbin said. if you want tax certainty, you can pass that bill tomorrow and we will have it. >> again, lawrence, the interesting thing here is that democrats are now beginning to understand that framing this issue so the public understand it is 90% of winning the game. and the issue is not, do you extend the tax cuts for everybody or for some people. that's the way the republicans like to frame it. the real issue is do you extend the bush tax cuts for everyone up until the first $250,000 of their incomes? or do you extend the tax cuts for earnings above $250,000. in other words, what the democrats are proposing and the president is proposing is everybody, rich, middle class, everybody gets a tax cut, an extension of the bush tax cut, up until $250,000. >> up to $250,001, it will be the clinton tax rates. it's not that big a deal. why aren't republicans putting up a fuss? >> robert reich, we're one day closer to going off the cliff. thank you very much for joining me tonight. >> thanks, lawrence. w
john boehner not taking it up, as dick durbin said. if you want tax certainty, you can pass that bill tomorrow and we will have it. >> again, lawrence, the interesting thing here is that democrats are now beginning to understand that framing this issue so the public understand it is 90% of winning the game. and the issue is not, do you extend the tax cuts for everybody or for some people. that's the way the republicans like to frame it. the real issue is do you extend the bush tax cuts...
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john boehner said the day it passed, i got 98% of what i wanted. paul ryan, i have a quote from him today on my blog, paul ryan said if they try to breach the spending limits, the sequester kicks in, we got that in there, something like that. these folks have owned this. not unlike what you just said, they thought it was good policy. by the way, with one exception. paul ryan would really not like to see those defense cuts take place. >> of course not. we don't want any of those. >> one of the things you have to watch out for is trying to switch from kind of a bait and switch, trying to switch from the defense cuts over to the nondefense side of the budget which can't take any more cuts as far as i'm concerned. >> absolutely. congresswoman, my colleague, the reverend al sharpton, just interviewed the president on the radio. i'd like to you take a listen to what the president said about these cuts. >> they would prefer to see these kinds of cuts that could slow down our recover over closing tax loopholes. and that's the thing that binds their party t
john boehner said the day it passed, i got 98% of what i wanted. paul ryan, i have a quote from him today on my blog, paul ryan said if they try to breach the spending limits, the sequester kicks in, we got that in there, something like that. these folks have owned this. not unlike what you just said, they thought it was good policy. by the way, with one exception. paul ryan would really not like to see those defense cuts take place. >> of course not. we don't want any of those. >>...
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. >> well, i want to ask you -- >> is he going to call speaker are boehner and majority leader cantor and encourage republicans to ensure that the student ln rate doesn't go up? we haven't seen that type of leadership from him. >> gop lobbyists tells the ap that this kind of budget is not sustainable. what does this tell you about how serious he's going to be about cuts? what is the obama campaign going to do to make it that connection? to make people understand that if the republicans get the power and they're all about power, that this is what's coming. >> the fact is that romney's budget math never added up in the first place. he's got these $5 trillion tax cuts. i said he isn't going to increase the deficit, but he hasn't said how he's going to pay for them. he increases defense spending beyond what the department of defense has asked for. he said he will preserve medicare in this process. none of these things add up. the budget math doesn't add up. the truth is this hasn't gotten a lot of scrutiny. it looks like governor romney and the republicans got fawning coverage during the
. >> well, i want to ask you -- >> is he going to call speaker are boehner and majority leader cantor and encourage republicans to ensure that the student ln rate doesn't go up? we haven't seen that type of leadership from him. >> gop lobbyists tells the ap that this kind of budget is not sustainable. what does this tell you about how serious he's going to be about cuts? what is the obama campaign going to do to make it that connection? to make people understand that if the...
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emily's list, we were ready for boehner's anti-woman agenda way back in october. but we had no idea that this was going to be priority one for them. this was a huge bait and switch for the american voters. this is not a focus on jobs and economic growth. >> well, you bring up speaker boehner. he said, in part, a ban on taxpayer funding of abortions is the will of the people and it ought to be the will of the land. the current law particularly as enforced by the administration does not reflect the will of american people. what about those who say the language that a woman's life he is in jeopardy, using that language is a scare tactic? >> for as long as i have been alive, and i am not that young anymore, taxpayer funs have not gone for abortion. that's been the rule of the land since 1976. what they are proposing so severely limits a woman's access to these services, and other services, that if they're successful, women are going to have a hard time getting cancer screenings, birth control. last week, we debated a law that would allow hospitals to let pregnant wome
emily's list, we were ready for boehner's anti-woman agenda way back in october. but we had no idea that this was going to be priority one for them. this was a huge bait and switch for the american voters. this is not a focus on jobs and economic growth. >> well, you bring up speaker boehner. he said, in part, a ban on taxpayer funding of abortions is the will of the people and it ought to be the will of the land. the current law particularly as enforced by the administration does not...
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john boehner would not be played a fool today. the speaker did not vote as is custom, his staff told us. when we called the speaker's office to ask why that phrase hereby enacted into law wasn't taken from the bill, cantor's office said the congressman is aware of the legislative process. cantor's office also told us the point in passing this bill that will never become law, despite what it says, is to show that the house continues to act while the senate does not. acting on a constitutional absurdity was something 15 members of eric cantor's party could not abide. 15 republicans voted no on the most constitutionally ludicrous thing ever put into legislative language in the house of representatives. the democrats could not believe their luck, that the party that just took power in the house of representatives spouting reverence for the constitution voted in favor of the most blaze environmentally unconstitutional thing ever brought to a vote in congress. this after republicans insisted that every bill brought to a vote in the cong
john boehner would not be played a fool today. the speaker did not vote as is custom, his staff told us. when we called the speaker's office to ask why that phrase hereby enacted into law wasn't taken from the bill, cantor's office said the congressman is aware of the legislative process. cantor's office also told us the point in passing this bill that will never become law, despite what it says, is to show that the house continues to act while the senate does not. acting on a constitutional...
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as for speaker boehner i know they would personally like to make this time of deal. assuming the grand bargain happens, you can't get it done in a lame duck session, at least you move forward there, grand bargain, is this something that safbs the u.s. from this debt we've inflicted on ourselves for so long, where people stand up and notice it or would there still be the naysayers out there that say it still is not enough. what do you think? >> i think a true grand bargain would be a really great confidence signal to markets. now i don't think it's the solution for our short term growth problems because right now borrowing is cheap and we don't have a debt problem dragging on our economy right now but if we're looking at freeing up investment, freeing up hiring over the medium and long terms, absolutely the markets would love that. >> i think, also, the biggest negative domestically generated is the perpetual fights of brinksmanship, government shutdown, debt ceiling. a grand bargain that if it did nothing else put off those types of fights for the foreseeable future
as for speaker boehner i know they would personally like to make this time of deal. assuming the grand bargain happens, you can't get it done in a lame duck session, at least you move forward there, grand bargain, is this something that safbs the u.s. from this debt we've inflicted on ourselves for so long, where people stand up and notice it or would there still be the naysayers out there that say it still is not enough. what do you think? >> i think a true grand bargain would be a...
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boehner says in the last five weeks he has cut $10 billion from the current fiscal year budget. you see a divide between the house gop leadership and more conservative members. this is crunch time until april 8th where this compromise short-term spending bill takes us, because i've heard from a lot of gop sources and even some doms that they will not support another one. he said he would not support another short-term government funding bill. a lot of conservative republicans don't want to see this again. from now until april 8th you have to see the white house, the senate, and the house gop come together and try and figure out a way of going forward. the house gop wanted $61 billion in cuts from this current fiscal year budget. that's not going to happen. the senate has not offer aid concrete number. we don't know where the middle ground is at this moment, norah. >> i want to plak for you, luke, this congresswoman from hawaii talking about some of the cuts that have been in this bill. let's listen together. >> this tsunami warning center has been cut. what does that mean? look
boehner says in the last five weeks he has cut $10 billion from the current fiscal year budget. you see a divide between the house gop leadership and more conservative members. this is crunch time until april 8th where this compromise short-term spending bill takes us, because i've heard from a lot of gop sources and even some doms that they will not support another one. he said he would not support another short-term government funding bill. a lot of conservative republicans don't want to see...
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. >> boehner, right? >> no, no. the president of the united states. >> boehner saying the oil companies got the word, i guess they have informed him to stop talking. >> we should be honest. while being honest, be very clear that demagoguing the oil company profits does nothing either. you get three cents a gallon off the subsidies. you could confiscate the whole thing. those aren't solutions and to go after that as the president has is not a solution. >> well, i think -- >> and to offer up -- i mean, this makes no sense. i'm going to get rid of the oil company subsidy and give a renewable subsidy. >> you're against distribution. you're against redistribution. why aren't you for redistribute the money for a person calling a car back and forth and -- wait a minute. >> i don't believe in -- >> isn't that redistribution, giving money to rich people? >> i don't believe i said anything about redistribution. not corporate welfare to renewables opposed to it for anyone else. >> i don't think it's corporate welfare. >> that'
. >> boehner, right? >> no, no. the president of the united states. >> boehner saying the oil companies got the word, i guess they have informed him to stop talking. >> we should be honest. while being honest, be very clear that demagoguing the oil company profits does nothing either. you get three cents a gallon off the subsidies. you could confiscate the whole thing. those aren't solutions and to go after that as the president has is not a solution. >> well, i...
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boehner never heard of libya. you have to wonder what's causing all the nonsense from the republicans. everything these republicans are saying is a particular kind of language. everything is being said between now and early next year is about the iowa caucuses. the most far right voters in the republican party. everything's attuned to their ears so when you hear crazy stuff out of normal republicans talking like far right republicans, think iowa. they're giving iowa a try. right out of the movies. let me finish with how the union's defeat would lead to a comeback. we start with the earthquake in japan. an nbc news producer based in tokyo, sir, i've been watching your coverage and what you have to say about that. i do see a lot of disaster movies. this looked real and very scary. what was it like? >> talk about scary. when the tremor struck here, we felt it here down in tokyo. it was so bad that i couldn't stand. you had to sort of crouch a little bit to you know, not fall down. >> you know, i just saw a picture, w
boehner never heard of libya. you have to wonder what's causing all the nonsense from the republicans. everything these republicans are saying is a particular kind of language. everything is being said between now and early next year is about the iowa caucuses. the most far right voters in the republican party. everything's attuned to their ears so when you hear crazy stuff out of normal republicans talking like far right republicans, think iowa. they're giving iowa a try. right out of the...
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today she walked up and hand delivered her resignation to speaker boehner. and all the partisan spears were put aside. however, as soon as that was done, virginia fox, republican of north carolina took to the floor to say the president was wrong about the keystone pipeline. they are back to where they always are debating the issues of the day. to their credit, both parties went out of their way to honest giffords throughout the year and shun references. the references have dissipated after that incident. >> it was a good reminder that everyone can get along and that national unity is possible, it's unfortunate that those circumstance s engender that response. let's talk about the spear throwing a little, shall we. obama was talking about the where had of fairness. does this message sell with the american public? >> i think the president gave, from a rhetorical perspective, it was well delivered. i'll give credit to the people that put it together. i'm sure it did well with tests with the american people. but the reality is the underlying premise is cracked i
today she walked up and hand delivered her resignation to speaker boehner. and all the partisan spears were put aside. however, as soon as that was done, virginia fox, republican of north carolina took to the floor to say the president was wrong about the keystone pipeline. they are back to where they always are debating the issues of the day. to their credit, both parties went out of their way to honest giffords throughout the year and shun references. the references have dissipated after that...
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let boehner be boehner and obama, obama. now to the big number. as the saying goes, it appears the cake is baked this november. per analyst nate silver. what are the chances that republicans will gain control of the house come november 2nd by nightfall? 67% the republicans have a 2-in-3 shot of taking over the house of representatives. tonight's fast rising big bad number. >>> up next republican mike castle was a shoo-in many thought to win the senate seat in delaware. until the tea party challenger rolled over him in the polls. are the republicans on the verge of losing a race that they had in the bag? you're watching "hardball" on msnbc. ♪ where'd you learn to do that so well. ♪ the new cadillac srx. the cadillac of crossovers. cadillac. the new standard of the world. i look great in my wedding dress with the help of your amazing light soups. now we're adding even bigger pieces of white-meat chicken. oh, so when's the big day? oh, we got married years ago. but the point is, i fit in it. well, good for you. [ male announcer ] progresso. you g
let boehner be boehner and obama, obama. now to the big number. as the saying goes, it appears the cake is baked this november. per analyst nate silver. what are the chances that republicans will gain control of the house come november 2nd by nightfall? 67% the republicans have a 2-in-3 shot of taking over the house of representatives. tonight's fast rising big bad number. >>> up next republican mike castle was a shoo-in many thought to win the senate seat in delaware. until the tea...
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in terms of atmospheric, john boehner, very above it all. mitch mcconnell, pitbull going head on against the administration. that's going to be an interesting dynamic to watch. >> where do you see this going forward, lynn? >> i agree boehner is going to be the nice guy and mitch mcdonnell will be the attack dog. he actually said people appreciated the party of no, which i don't believe that's the case. and i think they're going to play that off against each other. but i think they will stay on the line of we are listening to the people because the democratic people, the polls show that people think the democrats are for big government and the republicans are for big business. the americans want government for them. and if the republicans can keep attune to the people, they will be all right. it will be really interesting. >> thank you very much. governor, thanks so you. jonathan. we do expect to hear from the president about his plans for the new congress. we will have it live for you here, 1:00 eastern time on the place for politics. i love
in terms of atmospheric, john boehner, very above it all. mitch mcconnell, pitbull going head on against the administration. that's going to be an interesting dynamic to watch. >> where do you see this going forward, lynn? >> i agree boehner is going to be the nice guy and mitch mcdonnell will be the attack dog. he actually said people appreciated the party of no, which i don't believe that's the case. and i think they're going to play that off against each other. but i think they...
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or the john boehner who is now saying maybe we won't do it? >> the first john boehner. i don't think wall street is freaked out just yet, but i will tell you that this rhetoric, i think is starting to ratchet it up. and there is a sense that if we don't get some type of resolution on this, i would actually say by early june, not july 8th, which is the day, the brinksmanship day that there's going to be a nervousness that you're going to be able to see day in and day out in the stock market. >> expressed in the market? >> expressed in the market. there is a serious fear that the real cost of the government -- that all of a sudden that if -- these folks are truly irrational in washington. and that we are going to have a moment of reckoning. and that boehner's talking about really letting this go. i think the implications of that are so serious, jpmorgan out with a report just this week. the cost of that in terms of just the interest payments on treasuries, $75 billion with a "b." and you can see where this goes, and it just gets worse, 2008, our financial crisis becomes a
or the john boehner who is now saying maybe we won't do it? >> the first john boehner. i don't think wall street is freaked out just yet, but i will tell you that this rhetoric, i think is starting to ratchet it up. and there is a sense that if we don't get some type of resolution on this, i would actually say by early june, not july 8th, which is the day, the brinksmanship day that there's going to be a nervousness that you're going to be able to see day in and day out in the stock...
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>>> and speaker john boehner is coming awfully close now to say he's going to take on social security and medicare. can you touch that third rail in politics and survive? we'll see. >>> finally, mike huckabee has pulled back his claim that president obama grew up in kenya. again this week, he took back a putdown of natalie portman. that's where it belongs, in "the side show." >>> we start with the sleazy attack on president obama and how it could hurt republicans running for president. the washington bureau chief, ron reagan. great to see you. >> good to see you too, chris. >> wonderful commentator. start with -- you're not "sleepless in seattle." here it goes. mike huckabee, monday, the week of travesty began with this. on an a.m. radio -- i never go on a.m. radio -- never go on a.m. radio, i'm sorry, ron. anyone who goes on a.m. radio is probably looking for this kind of conversation these days. let's listen to a.m. radio's version of huckabee. >>> his perspective from growing up in kenya with the kenyan father and grandfather, their view of the mau mau revolution in kenya is very d
>>> and speaker john boehner is coming awfully close now to say he's going to take on social security and medicare. can you touch that third rail in politics and survive? we'll see. >>> finally, mike huckabee has pulled back his claim that president obama grew up in kenya. again this week, he took back a putdown of natalie portman. that's where it belongs, in "the side show." >>> we start with the sleazy attack on president obama and how it could hurt...
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wannabe speaker john boehner. he called out boehner and the gop for doing nothing but root for failure. he reminded us what makes democrats different than republicans. in short, he reminded us why we elected him in the first place. this is the kind of performance by the president we're going to see apparently every day from the democrats if they are going to stay into power. >>> plus, secretary of state hillary clinton, general petraeus and even the vault can are now calling on pastor terry jones to abandon his plan to burn korans on september 11th, but the florida pastor is not backing down. pastor at jones' church if his colleague is willing to take the heat when his protests air on tv sets in every middle east cafe enflaming muslim extremism and perhaps well endangering the lives of americans. >>> also, the professional left has been gunning for rahm emanuel and may get its wish if he leaves to run for mayor of chicago. will progressives be happy with emanuel's replacement, or is the real problem they have with
wannabe speaker john boehner. he called out boehner and the gop for doing nothing but root for failure. he reminded us what makes democrats different than republicans. in short, he reminded us why we elected him in the first place. this is the kind of performance by the president we're going to see apparently every day from the democrats if they are going to stay into power. >>> plus, secretary of state hillary clinton, general petraeus and even the vault can are now calling on pastor...
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apparently it's not just boehner being bad at his job in this hypothesis. politico.com reporting that the longtime spokesman for number two house republican, eric cantor, not only quit on friday but he quit after almost getting into a fistfight with another cantor staffer. it was apparently about a piece of legislation cantor's office was due to roll out last week. they thought they had a bunch of supporters lined up to say nice things about it, but that fell through. and then the two staffers had what politico described as an aggressive confrontation that, quote, almost turned into a physical altercation. cantor's high-profile spokesman then quit and now it's all over politico. so this week on capitol hill we'll get that bill from the republicans that caused the near fistfights. the transportation bill has been delayed for weeks because he can't get his own side to vote for his own bill. politico describes it only the recent closed-door clash. in other words, republicans running the house of representatives has been kind of a disaster. a disaster that no a
apparently it's not just boehner being bad at his job in this hypothesis. politico.com reporting that the longtime spokesman for number two house republican, eric cantor, not only quit on friday but he quit after almost getting into a fistfight with another cantor staffer. it was apparently about a piece of legislation cantor's office was due to roll out last week. they thought they had a bunch of supporters lined up to say nice things about it, but that fell through. and then the two staffers...
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but what i'm saying is, i think that john boehner can't do anything. john boehner looks very often like he's in a hostage video because these folks are holding him in a way that he doesn't even feel like he really looks like he believes some of the things that he's saying. i think eric cantor and some of these rebel upstarts are the ones who are really in control of this horse, and john boehner is just being drug along. >> and ana, you see the absurdity of, you know, him trying to say to leslie stahl, you know, anything but the word "compromise." he's trying to get through the sentence without using the word "compromise," to the point where it's just obviously funny to leslie, that he was trying to do this, that there would be some price to pay within his caucus if he simply says the word "compromise" to her. >> i think jamal is totally right about the hostage video analogy. maybe he's trying to send us messages through different shades of tan, i mean, i don't know. it would explain something about that varying color of orange he has. but it is getting
but what i'm saying is, i think that john boehner can't do anything. john boehner looks very often like he's in a hostage video because these folks are holding him in a way that he doesn't even feel like he really looks like he believes some of the things that he's saying. i think eric cantor and some of these rebel upstarts are the ones who are really in control of this horse, and john boehner is just being drug along. >> and ana, you see the absurdity of, you know, him trying to say to...
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y i do think there are on i want to speaker boehner giving daylight to the issue. i think there are opportunities for us to put this in as the budget process moves back and forth between the house and the senate. >> i want to ask you one more thing, congressman, but i want to show you a clip from john boehner? that same interview, yes talk about the debt ceiling, a reason why i'm going to show it to you, but i'll come and ask you about it after we watch this. >> what did the president do? he took exactly none of his own deficit reduction commission's ideas. not one. come on. it's time to grow up and get serious about the problems that face our country. >> i mean, when i watch that that's incredibly disrespectful. here he is telling the president, oh, you better grow up. who is he to tell the president that in the reason i run that for you is, look, these guys are always in your face. either attacking you personally, whether it surk the congress in general, whether it is the president, all the time s it time for you guys to respond likewise, to call out people, name
y i do think there are on i want to speaker boehner giving daylight to the issue. i think there are opportunities for us to put this in as the budget process moves back and forth between the house and the senate. >> i want to ask you one more thing, congressman, but i want to show you a clip from john boehner? that same interview, yes talk about the debt ceiling, a reason why i'm going to show it to you, but i'll come and ask you about it after we watch this. >> what did the...
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romney issued a statement saying this is a weak and very troubling jobs report, house speaker john boehner's statement said family and small businesses are struggling to get by because of president obama's failed economic policies. john heilemann, do we make too much of these numbers? in other words, is there something visceral, a feeling out there amongst the electorate that is more important than whether it's 8.2 as an unemployment rate or 7.4%? >> michael, i think the most important thing is the economy and the most important reflection of the economy is the picture on job growth. and the most important thing about both of those things is the trend. if the economy's improving, even just a little bit, people get a sense from the numbers that we're making progress. that's good for president obama, bad for mitt romney. if we're backing up, if the gains of the last couple few months are suddenly heading in the opposite direction, as the numbers today suggested which is to say much below expectations, half of what people had expected and there's a lot of private sector forecasters that think t
romney issued a statement saying this is a weak and very troubling jobs report, house speaker john boehner's statement said family and small businesses are struggling to get by because of president obama's failed economic policies. john heilemann, do we make too much of these numbers? in other words, is there something visceral, a feeling out there amongst the electorate that is more important than whether it's 8.2 as an unemployment rate or 7.4%? >> michael, i think the most important...